Tonight, CBS aired the final episode of Medium. After seven seasons and 130 episodes, it was time to say goodbye to Allison DuBois (Patricia Arquette), her husband Joe (Jake Weber), their children and friends. The series finale of Medium is called “Me Without You.”
As the episode begins, we see Allison having an evening phone conversation with Joe who’s at the start of a flight home from Hawaii. Later, Allison is awoken by another call from Joe. His flight is arriving early and then it hits turbulence, and crashes into the ocean. The episode flashes forward seven years and we learn that Joe indeed died. Allison is now a lawyer involved in a big drug case. Her boss, the district attorney, is killed by the leader of a drug cartel who’s on trial. Manuel Devalos (Miguel Sandoval) is the mayor and Lee Scanlon (David Cubitt) is the chief of detectives.
Allison begins to dream about Joe and realizes that he’s actually been alive in Mexico with amnesia. The drug lord has been using him to transport narcotics across the border. She ultimately decides to throw the case so that she can reunite with her husband. She and daughter Marie drive to Mexico and she is reunited with him, finally.
Unfortunately, it’s a dream. She awakes back in the present and Joe is there, as a ghost. He did die in the crash and he tried to send a message to Allison about how good her life will still be, even without him. Unfortunately, her mind couldn’t accept it and concocted a way for him to still be alive. Joe tells her how much he loves her and that the loss will hurt for a long time but it will get better. Though she pleads for him to stay, he needs to go.
The scene flashes forward to 41 years later. We see a very old Allison, surrounded by photos of her children and grandchildren. She dies peacefully. Allison appears as her younger self and looks at her now dead body. Joe appears to her, just as he had been. He waited, of course. She asks, “Do I get a kiss?” He replies, “From now, until the end of time.” The two embrace and kiss. They are together, forever more.
The episode ends with brief scenes from the show’s seven year history and each castmember silently saying goodbye to the camera and faithful viewers.
What do you think? Was this a satisfying conclusion to Medium? What did you like or dislike about it?
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If they had to cancel one of the best dramas on TV, then this was one of the best episodes on TV. I’m really sad to let them go, but everything comes to an end. At least they gave us one heck of a story to say goodbye and it was great having the actors say goodbye the way they did. I cried.
Thanks for all the good memories, Medium. I’m going to really miss you, Allison.
Dona Linder
Such a bittersweet ending…would have been better with a happier series finale tho.
Awful. Absolutely Awful. After the painful weeks we’ve had as a nation, ending the series in such a tragic way was just cruel. What were they thinking?
This show was the last of it’s kind. I will miss it but it’s been very satisfying to see such a entertaining and family oriented series on for so long. I will miss it’s creativity, and the warm feelings it left me after each episode.
I loved it. It was perfect. She’s says to Joe “you waited”, of course he did!! To heaven they go. I balled like a baby and I plan to watch it again tonight.
Really, really good endingv.
I loved this show and I am sad to see it go! The ending episode was very good — if you love Allison and Joe DuBois you should like this episode as it ties up all the loose ends in typical Medium fashion and leaves little chance for a sequel (it just would not be the same without Joe in there with Allison). Maybe there would be a chance to do something with the daughter’s lives, but they all would not be the same without the Allison-Joe dynamic. It was very sad to see it all end, but it does… Read more »
I’m so sad! I Love Medium! It can not be the end! Omg! I was crying… great ending.
I hate that the series is over – but I loved the way it ended.
The finale was an exhilerating rollercoaster of emotion: I was horrified, anxious, skeptical, intrigued & delighted, while I gasped, sighed, laughed and cried… then laughed again through my tears… in an hour… Great Job!
I even loved the way they all said good-bye: The whole cast was a class act; I will miss them & I will miss the show. :'(
Cathy
I was not happy the show was cancelled. The finale was disappointing but better than if the Dubois’ marriage fell apart and a little more believable.
I’m in shock. I had no idea that Medium was going to be cancelled!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have loved the show from the beginning. I don’t know why it was cancelled but the last episode was so massively disappointing, traumatic and unexpected. I cannot tell you how sad I am that it won’t be on anymore. I’m sure the actor(s) may have wanted to move on but could you have at least left us with two episodes to get us ready for the demise of one of our favorite series???? Makes me wonder if I should get involved in any of your… Read more »
I agree! You said it, T. Gagnon, better than I did, perfectly! Very lame, unimpressive, sad and disappointing ending!!!
I hate to see Medium come to an end. I really enjoyed the show and its wonderful cast.
I loved this last episode. I did not know the show was cancelled. I loved this family…it demonstrated how supportive the couple was of each other in every way…emotionally, professionally, and most of all at the core of humans. I shall miss the Dubois family.
I absolutely HATED the final episode of Medium. First of all, I wasn’t even prepared for a final episode – I thought really good shows like Medium generally had a 10 year run. But Joe dying – it absolutely broke my heart, and I am NOT the teary type. The finale should have emphasized how their relationship continued on as supportively and warmly as ever. It would have been a more hopeful, satisfying ending if the point had been that what matters most in life – our closest relationships (provided they’re GOOD!) – endures within the mystery of life and… Read more »
It was super great! The writers did a great job capturing my attention. Too bad it had to end. Medium is/was my favorite program to watch. Seven years I have watched this, never missing an episode, watching the family grow.
Aloha to the cast! Great job for the past seven years.